as in not to mention
to say nothing of
I never suggested that he was incompetent, still less that he was dishonest
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Given today’s political polarization, achieving such majorities for even a bipartisan infrastructure plan seems impossible—let alone for the coronation of a man the amendment was written to prevent.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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The petulant, back-stabby intrigue between various parties here sometimes makes the hero rather unsympathetic, with photogenic singer-actor Pena Hernandez’s puppyish turn not conveying a great deal of complexity, let alone artistic o intellectual potential.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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